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1 1 . lias he any special aptitudes, or the reverse, such as in mimicry, aeiuie of the ludicroux, 

 taste in coloiirM, iiiuhIc, p(K!try, dancing, cnloiiltitiii); powor, keennetw of sight or hearing, quick- 

 n<'88 of observation, manual dcxtc^rity, horHonian.Hhip, aliility to tend cattlel 



12. Is lie naturally poli.slic<l and HolfconipoNMi in manner or rude andawkwanil 



13. Is ho modest and solf-rcliant, or servile and cringing? Is he vain t 



14. Is ho solitary or sociiiblo ; morose or cht'crfult 



15. Is the iMission of sexual aflbction strongly developed in him, or the reverse! 



16. Is ho fond of children, and are children fond of him? 



17. Does ho cherish malice for long pi-rioda, or does ho forgive frankly! 



18. Is he liable to outbursts of raget 



19. Did he for long show uneasiness at the restrictions of civilised life, or did he readily 

 accept them ; such as keeping regular hours, acting on a steady system, wearing shoes and other 

 clothing 1 



20. Children of savages, who have been roared in missionary families, have been known to 

 throw olT their clothes, and quit the house in a momentary nige, and to go Ijack to their people, 

 among whom they wore afterwards found in apparently contentetl barluirisni. State authentic 

 instances of this, if you know of any, with full particulars. 



21. Has he a strong natural sense of right and wrong, and a sensitive conscienceT 



22. IhK'n ho exhibit to his religious teachers any strong conviction of an original sinfulness 

 in Ills nature, or the reverse 1 



23. Is he much influenced by ceremonial observances, such as those of the Roman Catholic 

 Church 1 



24. Is he a willing keeper of the Sabbath 1 



25. Ha.s he any strong religious instinct; is he inclined to ([iiiei devotion? 



26. Is he a-scotic, self-mortifying and self-denying, or the contrary? 



27. Is he inclined to be unduly credulous or unduly sceptical? 



28. Is ho active or inipa-ssivo in social duties? 



29. I.s ho much governed by superstitious feelings, such as [are indicated by the use of] 

 charms or omens of go<Rl or ill luck ? 



30. Has he any tendency to be sanctimonious and hypocritical ? 



31. Is he honest, truthful and open, or cunning and intriguing? 



32. Is he grateful or ungniteful ? 



33. Does he, in conversation, make frequent use of abstract terms? Does he adequately 

 understiind their meaning when he employs them ? 



34. Are there any other marked peculiarities in his character or intellect? 



Please address cojnes to 



Francis Galton, 

 42 Rutland Gate, 

 London. 



This is a schedule which — if the employers of native labour could be 

 induced to fill it up accurately in large numbers — would still be certainly 

 of much value. 



Francis Galton's next venture was entitled: 



Inquiry into the alleged Darkening of the Hair of the English 

 in the Present and Recent Generatioiu. 



The explanation of the reason for the inquiry is given on the back of the 

 schedule. It had been alleged that on the whole the hair of English 

 children was darker than that of their parents, and it was asserted that the 

 English race was gradually but surely becoming dark-haired. The object of 

 the inquiry was to test the truth of this statement. Galton reiuarks that it 

 is probable that the recent and rapid changes in English habits may have 

 caused certain sub-types, that were previously repressed, to prevail in the 



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